Oklahoma News Anchor Suffers A Partial Stroke While On Live Television

By Editorial Staff in Health and Fitness On 7th September 2022
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A morning news anchor in Oklahoma said that she experienced "the beginnings of a stroke" while reading the news live on the air.

Julie Chin of Tulsa NBC affiliate KJRH was reading from her teleprompter while giving a story about NASA's canceled Artemis-I launch when she found herself fumbling over her words.

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Chin attempted to go ahead, befuddled and stuttering, but she couldn't. "I'm sorry, something is going on with me this morning, and I apologize to everybody," she stated before moving on to the weather report. 

After graciously exiting the program, the journalist later revealed on her Facebook page that she had been rushed to the hospital, where physicians diagnosed her with a partial stroke.

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"First of all: Thank you," Chin wrote on Facebook on Sunday (September 4). The prayers. The concern. The messages. The texts. The emails. The calls. I’m so grateful. And I’m so glad to tell you I’m OK." "The past few days are still a little bit of a mystery, but my doctors believe I had the beginnings of a stroke live on the air Saturday morning. Some of you witnessed it firsthand, and I’m so sorry that happened.

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"The episode seemed to have come out of nowhere. ... first, I lost partial vision in one eye. A little bit later my hand and arm went numb. Then, I knew I was in big trouble when my mouth would not speak the words that were right in front of me on the teleprompter," she stated. "If you were watching Saturday morning, you know how desperately I tried to steer the show forward, but the words just wouldn’t come," she said.

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According to the TV anchor, her employees instantly contacted 911, and she was rushed to the hospital, where physicians performed tests and determined that she had likely experienced the start of a stroke, "but not a full stroke."

Chin also stressed how it is not always obvious when someone has a stroke, but making an effort to notice it is critical. She shared a common public health acronym with readers: "BE FAST."

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"B.alance (Sudden loss of balance), E.yes (Sudden vision changes), F.ace (Facial droop), A.rms (One arm drifts downward), S.peech (Slurred/confused speech), T.ime & Terrible headache."

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The journalist stated that she was still in the hospital undergoing testing, but that she expected to be back on camera in a few days.

We hope she recovers quickly!